diff --git a/src/app/onboarding/components/create-new-archive/create-new-archive.component.spec.ts b/src/app/onboarding/components/create-new-archive/create-new-archive.component.spec.ts
index cefa2ec9d..365e66444 100644
--- a/src/app/onboarding/components/create-new-archive/create-new-archive.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/onboarding/components/create-new-archive/create-new-archive.component.spec.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ import { ApiService } from '@shared/services/api/api.service';
 import { AccountService } from '@shared/services/account/account.service';
 import { AccountVO } from '@models/account-vo';
 import { EventService } from '@shared/services/event/event.service';
+import { FeatureFlagService } from '@root/app/feature-flag/services/feature-flag.service';
+import { SecretsService } from '@shared/services/secrets/secrets.service';
 import { OnboardingService } from '../../services/onboarding.service';
 import { CreateNewArchiveComponent } from './create-new-archive.component';
 
+let calledAccept: boolean = false;
 let calledCreate: boolean = false;
 let createdArchive: ArchiveVO | null;
+let acceptedArchive: ArchiveVO | undefined;
 const mockApiService = {
   archive: {
     create: async (a: ArchiveVO) => {
@@ -21,6 +25,13 @@ const mockApiService = {
         getArchiveVO: () => a,
       };
     },
+    accept: async (a: ArchiveVO) => {
+      calledAccept = true;
+      acceptedArchive = a;
+      return {
+        getArchiveVO: () => a,
+      };
+    },
   },
 };
 
@@ -53,15 +64,21 @@ function enterText(selector: string, text: string, find: any): void {
 }
 
 describe('CreateNewArchiveComponent #onboarding', () => {
+  let feature: FeatureFlagService;
   beforeEach(() => {
+    feature = new FeatureFlagService(undefined, new SecretsService());
     calledCreate = false;
     createdArchive = null;
+    calledAccept = false;
+    acceptedArchive = null;
     shallow = new Shallow(CreateNewArchiveComponent, OnboardingModule)
       .mock(ApiService, mockApiService)
       .mock(AccountService, mockAccountService)
       .provide(EventService)
+      .provide({ provide: FeatureFlagService, useValue: feature })
       .dontMock(EventService)
-      .dontMock(OnboardingService);
+      .dontMock(OnboardingService)
+      .dontMock(FeatureFlagService);
   });
 
   it('should exist', async () => {
@@ -127,4 +144,24 @@ describe('CreateNewArchiveComponent #onboarding', () => {
     expect(submitButton.disabled).toBe(true);
     expect(skipStepButton.disabled).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it('should accept pending archives in the old flow', async () => {
+    feature.set('glam-onboarding', false);
+    const { instance } = await shallow.render();
+    instance.pendingArchive = new ArchiveVO({ archiveId: 1234 });
+    await instance.onSubmit();
+
+    expect(calledAccept).toBeTrue();
+    expect(acceptedArchive.archiveId).toBe(1234);
+  });
+
+  it('should not accept pending archives in the glam flow (they are already accepted in an earlier step)', async () => {
+    feature.set('glam-onboarding', true);
+    const { instance } = await shallow.render();
+    instance.pendingArchive = new ArchiveVO({ archiveId: 1234 });
+    await instance.onSubmit();
+
+    expect(calledAccept).toBeFalse();
+    expect(acceptedArchive).toBeNull();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/onboarding/components/create-new-archive/create-new-archive.component.ts b/src/app/onboarding/components/create-new-archive/create-new-archive.component.ts
index aa58d5500..9bc6235bf 100644
--- a/src/app/onboarding/components/create-new-archive/create-new-archive.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/onboarding/components/create-new-archive/create-new-archive.component.ts
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ export class CreateNewArchiveComponent implements OnInit {
         let response;
 
         if (this.pendingArchive) {
-          await this.api.archive.accept(this.pendingArchive);
+          if (!this.isGlam) {
+            await this.api.archive.accept(this.pendingArchive);
+          }
         } else {
           response = await this.api.archive.create(archive);
           createdArchive = response.getArchiveVO();